Cistra: kufotokoza chida, zikuchokera, ntchito mu nyimbo

Cistra ndi chida chakale choyimba chokhala ndi zingwe zachitsulo, chomwe chimatengedwa ngati kholo la gitala. Ndilofanana ndi mawonekedwe a mandolin amakono ndipo ali ndi zingwe 5 mpaka 12. Mtunda pa fretboard yake pakati pa ma frets oyandikana nthawi zonse ndi semitone.

Cistra ankagwiritsidwa ntchito m'mayiko a Western Europe: Italy, France, England. Chida chodulirachi chinali chodziwika kwambiri m'misewu ya m'zaka za m'ma 16 mpaka 18. Masiku ano imapezekabe ku Spain.

Thupi la chitsime limafanana ndi "dontho". Poyamba, idapangidwa kuchokera kumtengo umodzi, koma pambuyo pake amisiri adawona kuti imakhala yosavuta komanso yosavuta kugwiritsa ntchito ngati idapangidwa kuchokera kuzinthu zingapo zosiyana. Panali zitsime zamitundu yosiyanasiyana komanso zomveka - tenor, bass ndi zina.

Ichi ndi chida chamtundu wa lute, koma mosiyana ndi lute, ndi yotsika mtengo, yaying'ono komanso yosavuta kuphunzira, kotero nthawi zambiri sichinkagwiritsidwa ntchito ndi akatswiri oimba, koma amateurs. Zingwe zake zinkatengedwa ndi plectrum kapena zala, ndipo phokoso linali "lopepuka" kuposa la lute, lomwe linali ndi timbre "yamadzi" yowala kwambiri, yoyenera kuimba nyimbo zomveka.

Kwa cistra, sizinthu zonse zomwe zidalembedwa, koma tabu. Gulu loyamba la zidutswa za cistra zomwe tikudziwa zidapangidwa ndi Paolo Virchi chakumapeto kwa zaka za zana la 16. Iwo ankasiyanitsidwa ndi polyphony wolemera ndi virtuoso melodic moves.